A nine-year veteran of the Major Leagues and a 1993 graduate of Auburn University, Scott Sullivan has returned to his alma mater to serve as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2008 season. Sullivan, who joined the Tigers[apos] staff in July 2007, began working alongside AU pitching coach Butch Thompson immediately with the pitching staff and has also spent time mentoring all of the student-athletes on what it takes to be successful both on- and off the diamond.

Sullivan came to Auburn in 1991 as both a pitcher and position player but left as a second-round pick in 1993 after compiling a three-year ERA of 3.84 with 138 strikeouts in 124.1 innings, mostly out of the bullpen. His junior season was his finest in an Auburn uniform as he led the Auburn pitching staff with a 2.55 ERA before being drafted by the Cincinnati Reds.

Sullivan debuted in the big leagues just two years after being drafted by the Reds and went on to play nine full seasons, including seven with Cincinnati after appearing in three games in his debut season of 1995. In 558 career appearances in the big leagues, he went 40-28 with nine saves and a 3.98 ERA in 737.1 innings. His 494 appearances on the mound in a Reds uniform still ranks second in franchise history, behind Pedro Bourbon.

A native of Carrollton, Ala., Sullivan[apos]s wife, the former Leann Lewis, is a 1992 graduate of Auburn. The couple has three children, Seth (9), Lauren (7), and Lily (4), and the family resides in Auburn.